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Thursday, November 3, 2016

Fun Moments in Travel - Episode 3

The fireworks at Epcot are
spectacular and hands down the best fireworks I have ever seen. When we travel to Disney, these fireworks are
my number one draw. I enjoy every single
second that I get to see them so you know if I miss them voluntarily, it has to
be a big deal.

As one of our Epcot days
was winding down, we were just about to meander down to the fireworks show when
Mom friend suggested that now would be a prime time to go see Soarin' because
everyone would be at the fireworks. I
was immediately in - how many times do you get to see Soarin' without a line,
even with the Fast Pass? We had about 20
minutes before the rides were going to close so we hustled over as fast as our
exhausted legs could take us.

15 minutes to go and there
was a character meet and greet with several characters and only a few people in
line. Mom friend said we could do a
quick stint there before hitting Soarin' so we altered our route to get there. As we were standing in line, my daughter
realized we hoodwinked her. She said
something like, "How much longer . . . wait . . . is this
Soarin'?!?" Mom friend and I
couldn't get over the look on her face when she realized what was going
on. When she found out we were in line
for character pictures, she wasn't happy but she tolerated the detour and moved
it along by refusing to get her picture taken with a few characters (she was
not into characters on this trip).

We sped through and
made it up to the building where Soarin' was housed. Of course, we had to go around the hall, down
the stairs and though an entire weave of hallway (where the line normally would
be) to the entry doors. On the way down
the stairs, Dad friend stumbled down a few of them but continued on his speedy pace and I lost it, slowing my roll due to hysterical laughter. We managed to make it and got to sit in the top
middle row with no one else in the section.

While we were
"waiting to board," we hit up a conversation with the cast member and
then talked it up a bit more with a few of the crew members inside, even
getting a group picture with them! When
the ride ended, one of them came over to us and said that were going to do one
more run since another family came in once this one had started and said we
could stay and do it again if we wanted to.
Well, of course! It was simply
magical.

When we got out, the
majority of the crowd was gone as the fireworks had finished. We took our time leaving, noticing the little
details at the end of the night that are usually missed. Leaving the parking lot was super easy and we
were soaring on cloud nine as we headed home with a memory of complete
happiness (maybe minus the character pictures).